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From: ziegast@mordor ("Eric W. Ziegast")
Newsgroups: comp.mail.mh
Subject: Re: Using the %(friendly{}) format
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Date: 20 Mar 90 13:16:13 GMT
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Vick Khera writes:
>yes.  add a line to your .mh_profile: (mine is below)
>
>Signature: Vick Khera

Thanks. (Another case of RTFM)

>>I hope that I've helped some people by showing this "trick" (not really,
>>I just read and reread the man pages) and hope that many will stop
>>using the friendly formats. (Down with BERK !  :-)
 
>why should we stop using friendly formats?

I meant start! START! (sort of like asking for a light when I mean Bud Light)
                                             See below :-)
 
>can anyone tell me a good reason for specifying BERK as an option?

To give yourself a complacent feeling that you're doing what the people
at Berkeley do. Or maybe, it makes you think it's better. You know what
some people think: "Gee, if we add all the options we'll have one NEAT
program!"

Eric Ziegast - In desperate need of a constant signature.

"I'm just want to read my mail."
            His screen starts scrolling a zillion messages.
"NO! I mean MH mail!"
            A bunch of friendly folders pop up in an XMH window.